News & Event
- Home
- News
- News & Event
According to Yonhap News,
(SEOUL = Yonhap News) The upcoming Busan International Motor Show will be the largest of its kind with three new vehicles to be unveiled for the first time during the 11-day event, organizers said Tuesday.
Twenty-one marques will show off their vehicles at the motor show that kicks off on May 29 and runs through June 8, they said. The Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO) is coordinating preparations with the city of Busan, the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association, and Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association.
Participants include South Korean carmakers Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Motors Corp, GM Korea Co. and Renault Samsung Motors Co. as well as 15 foreign makers like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Jaguar. Ssangyong Motor Co., a unit of Indian sport utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., has opted not to skip the motor show this year.
Organizers said 88 different models from South Korean carmakers and 110 from foreign companies will be on display.
"Overall space available will be increased by 50 percent compared to 2012, with the total number of cars on display to be the largest in the history of the motor show that was first held in 2001," BEXCO CEO Oh Sung-keun told reporters. Two years ago, there were 159 cars on display.
He declined to give details about the cars that will be shown for the first time, but insiders said one will be a near-luxury sedan by Hyundai Motor that will be slotted above the Grandeur, which is sold as the Azera in the U.S. market. Hyundai also declined to speak about the car that they will reveal in the port city, 453 kilometers southeast of Seoul.
Besides the cars, this year's motor show will have booths for car parts makers.
Organizers said they will hold "oil-free driving" events where people can drive electric power vehicles and offer 10 vehicles as prizes for people coming to the event.
Copyrights Yonhap News. All Rights Reserved. Source Text
Source: Yonhap News (April. 1, 2014)